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Chanders, 1 year ago to fediverse

I’m leery of the idea of piling on on this platform, so let me just say that this is in regard to the #mastodon vs #bluesky post that a lot of you are taking about today. Here’s what I think.

The problem with this critique in particular, and the idea of BlueSky in general, is that it is evidence that even the most thoughtful (and radical) thinkers, developers and workers in digital tech have internalized the ideology of SV digital capitalism over the past two decades.

What I mean is this:

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Chanders, 1 year ago

What dominates everything is the idea that the “user” is king and that “user experience” is paramount. Whether taken from a position of realism (“you just can’t compete with a slick interface”) or compliment, the user (or “audience”) is treated as the ultimate judge by which any software or technology rises and falls.

This logic is inseparable from capitalist logic. Under it, capital will always win, because capital always gives the most pleasure.

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misc, 1 year ago to random

BlueSky might be the best thing to happen to the Fediverse since Elon Musk.

Chanders, 1 year ago

@misc because it’s a legit challenge and it is forcing people to get their shit together you mean?

Chanders, 1 year ago

@misc it’s hard to muster the energy for the work of getting getter, I think, when the activity is low; it’s a paradox in that way.

Chanders, 1 year ago

@misc yes agree w this. I’m up for making an instance switch insofar as mine has gone real real quiet but the sunk costs are fairly steep at this point.

Chanders, 1 year ago

@pamelaoliver @cody_sharpe @sociology @communicationscholars in any content analysis I’ve done, I’ve always cited the article in the standard way; at least insofar as I remember. I’d agree it’s not best practice.

jeffjarvis, 1 year ago to random

The Times is going out of its way to say that blowing up is just fine and Musk is just dandy....
Live Updates: SpaceX’s Starship Rocket Explodes After Launch https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/20/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket?smid=tw-share

Chanders, 1 year ago

@jeffjarvis It's a weird press release form of coverage.